Dancing with the Stars Season 21 THE FINALE Night Two – LIVE BLOG (Spoilers)
Who’s going to win!! Not too much longer till we find out. π
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T-minus 30 minutes…
LOVED the opening number. Made me get in the Christmas spirit.
Alfonso is rooting for Bindi…and the staging in the Ballroom is hopeful. Don’t disappoint me DWTS.
Holy crap, this show is two hours long?? CRAP.
Kim and Hayes seem like eons ago, actually. Β She has less rhythm than I remember. Music is live since the just screwed it up.
I still love you, Victor, you little ball of fun hips. π
Haha Tom Bergeron!!
Hayley makes a damn good Maryanne.
That “Carlos, yer gonna die, hahaha” from Alek KILLS me every time. π
I see two male pros that I don’t recognize, and one female earlier. Who are these people?
So, Victor redid his dance with the sombrero and it actually stuck this time. π But did he fall down? I turned away for one second. I was watching Bindi and Derek on All Access.
Andy Grammer singing “Right about now” – great job. Love that song.
Bwah – Gary made those outtakes. Then when his dance is starting him looking at Anna going “WHAT??”
LOVE THIS SONG “Xs and Os” I think it’s called?
Seems like Alexa and Mark’s Breaking Bad dance was danced with more confidence by Alexa this time around. I dug it.
Gary is the reason why little kids cry when they see Santa. π Loved that bit – Gary as Santa, Paula as Mrs Clause and Victor as an Elf. π
Congrats to Mark Ballas and BC Jean! I think they have a hit on their hands. I’m seriously addicted to that song “Roses and Violets”.
Andy Grammer and Chaka Kahn?? Perfection. Β And I love all the dancing going on on this finale – actual BALLROOM. Take notes Rob Wade – there is no reason the whole season can’t be like this.
Okay, the fusion.
First is Nick, who had a rough transition to Salsa and she didn’t really fuse the dances – they actually stopped right in the middle and switched styles.
But of course, Julianne is going to stand up and rave with OTT praise. Β It’d give it a 28 or 29, but I imagine it will get a 30.
Lindsay: “Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle, let’s friken dance” LOL
Notice how Alek and Lindsay switched styles without stopping the dance? Pretty damn good. Better than Nick.
I suspect based on what Julianne just said, that they’re leveling the scores tonight, that whole “We have to remember this was 24 hours..” Β Okay forget I said that, they just lowballed him. He actually danced better than Nick did.
Bindi makes me fucking cry in her package for a damn ChaCha AT!! This girl!! Unbelievable.
Nick actually has a very good singing voice. Like this song. Showing highlights from all three couples. Very nice.
THIRD PLACE – Alek Skarlatos. I think that 6 point deficit did him in.
And the winner is…
BINDI IRWIN!!!
I have to say, Bruno and Julianne lifted Bindi up…even Sharna and and Nick cheered for Bindi. And Bindi almost gives Tony a concussion with the Trophy. Β I’m crying.
I really hope bindi wins even all over fb I saw people commenting on nicks freestyle saying they weren’t impressed and it was bleh and eh. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Tho knowing this show who knows
I agree #dwts1! Here’s hoping that we get to witness Team Crikey take home the MBT tonight. Also looks like Alex Jean is performing her song live and Bindi’s dancing the V. Waltz again so that should be another treat.
Yeah I felt Nick was what we expected. Kind of just another Backstreet Boy dance… Nothing that I didn’t expect. Rooting for Bindi!!
@Erin I agree. I remember when he was first announced at the beginning of the season, I had high expectations thinking his standard of dance will be like Corbin or Alfonso, but that didn’t happen. His freestyle was a letdown to me and it was just bleh. Too distracting and I was expecting something big to happen but it didn’t.
Good luck to the finalists. I’m not really rooting for anyone in particular, the casting this season has disappointed me in that I’ve not found one person to really get behind from the off, but I think Bindi is the best dancer and deserves to win on that basis. Plus if this is Derek’s last season, I want him to finish on top. Overall I’m just glad the season is over, for me it’s been a real underwhelming let down and one of the worst in recent times due to a combination of issues that can probably be talked about another time. I’m already looking forward to next season with Len back in, better theme weeks and hopefully a cast that gels better than this one did.
I am sure I should know this but who is the bald guy in the troupe? He looks familiar to me, but I can’t figure it out. I like the opening number but I would like to see Mandy Moore take a break for a year. I just think she needs a break. And I guess here we go.
That opening was amazing. My favorite part had to be victor popping out of the box. that reminded me of the strictly Christmas thing with the boxes they did one year.
How sweet. Alek”s grandpa was in the audience.
@Lynne I think the bald guy is Paul Kirkland, Sharna’s boyfriend.
Chaka sounded great. I did t expect her voice to be that strong still to be honest. I just wish the pros had a better dance to it.
Chaka Kahn looks fabulous. The years fell away on this one.
I am really glad that Kim got to do her dance. She looked sparkly and in good spirits. Tom and his comments about Tony’s teeth always make me laugh. I loved the song by Chaka Kahn. I loved seeing Keo spotlighted in that song. He is really a great dancer and this was a good showcase for him.
Good start so far. I like seeing everyone back in the ballroom. Speaking of the pros dancing with Chaka, did u see them run into each other at the beginning? oops.
Kim looked like I dream of Jeanie Barbie lol. She was having a blast though. I wish she had that attitude in week one becuase her scores would have been a point higher I’d guess.
Is anybody watching all access. If so, do you get a delayed slow choppy response ?
I’m really proud of Lindsay she’s has been able to showcase Alek in the best light and played to his strengths this whole season. She’s definitely this years Pro revelation. It’s funny how we always have that new pro who has an amazing season and really showcase what their made of, last year was Sharna with Noah and to an extent Allison, then season 19 we had Witney, I don’t think we had one in 18, season 17 was Emma with Bill, didn’t really watch 16 and 15 was Val funny enough. I just hope she doesn’t fall flat like Sharna Allison and Witney did this season and has a good partner next season.
OK . . . the Alek + Carlos “bromance” packag WAS funny.
The pros on tour routine was nice. Alan was the standout in that one in my opinion with sharna a close second. The tom montage was hysterical. Kinda want the bobble head lol. Paula and the Gilligan dance was much more fun this time around. If there ever is a movie version if Gilligan is hope Sasha would be in it. The alek and Carlos bromance is literally me and two of my best friends pretty much but only difference is our friendship started with me going to a 6 ft 4 person and going “hey tree where is the cafeteria” on my first day of high school lol. Didn’t need to see the magic mike dance again but it was hysterical to hear the screaming crowd lol.
-I LOVED the opening! It was really festive and just cheerful and it looked like so much fun. It definitely got me into the Christmas spirit.
-It’s so nice to see the okid contestants from this season. Can I just say I just loved how Victor popped out of a giant present? Too freaking cute! He’s so adorable.
-I was praying to the dance gods that we’d get to see Carlos’ Magic Mike dance again, and so happy he just did it. Phew I just loved that dance. I’m not sure who I like looking at more…Artem or Val
I LOVED this Downtown Abbey dance. Truly lovely.
Glad Nick got to perform the Downton Abbey dance again. I think that was the only dance of his I enjoyed wholeheartedly.
VICTOR! I missed that ray of sunshine.
The bachelor commerical scared me with the lady with the rose on her head. That was so weirdly dirty yet so funny at the same time. anyways nick and sharna….gorgeous. Victor is a national treasure. It’s like he downed a whole box of candy and a bottle of soda before the show lol. That pairing will rank up there as one of my fav Karina pairings ever. Andy sounded amazing. I’m actually seeing him at the Rockefeller tree lighting in December :). It’s well worth freezing outside in a large crowd lol. He probably will be singing a Christmas song though.
I had never heard of Andy Grammer until last season when he was a musical guest. Really kind of wish he had a different partner. Loved this song he just performed.
Also glad to see some dancing instead of hair whipping!
What was with all the bored faces during Andy’s performance? Tough crowd. Btw, I LOVE Andy! I know he wasn’t the best dancer, but there was not a single point this season I didn’t enjoy him.
GARY. Feels like he left forever ago.
The taller bald male dancer (that isn’t Sharna’s boyfriend) is Vincent Noiseux who, like all of the other unknown dancers except maybe the blonde girl, is a fantastic dancer…but not ballroom. He was in a few of the dances on the famous dances night. I’m hoping this isn’t an audition process for more non-ballroom dancers because I’ve had my fill and I’m worried the show keeps heading in that direction.
I’m not watching live tonight, as I have an extremely high workload this week and next.
So thank you Heidi and fabulous gang for keeping me up to date.
Who are these new troupe guys?! Have I just missed them up until now? Good grief they are drool-worthy. Side note- I LOVE Elle King. I’m so glad they had her on tonight.
Gary is amazing lol. I can watch him all day. Elle King sounded awesome and made me like the song again (long story short my ex heard the song on the radio and left it for me as a voicemail yesterday…..not sure why and don’t wanna go down the rabbit hole again so I just ignored it).
dancingfeet91, I agree. The new dancers are drool worthy!! Love the Elle King song too. Hayes is adorable with Emma. Wow! Hayes is on the tour?!? Cool.
Per ABC7George, the dancing order is Nick, Alex, Bindi. Based on the last few seasons, the winner has danced last and runner up is first and second runner up is second, except last season. Noah went first and was third. So if we follow the patter our girl Bindi will win. π
So glad I’m never going to have to see Carlos or Alexa watch each other dance again. We get it they are married. Move on. Gary is the best Santa ever. “I want a pony” – victor should ask American pharaoh for that.
Ah, the downside to the “looking back” segments. I see all the stuff that annoyed me the first time around. Judges being overly critical of Andy, the gimmicky baby gender reveal, the Tamar drama porn, etc.
I am DYING over the Gary Santa/Victor Elf bit. And Paula as Mrs. Claus! The best.
Ok we are into the 2nd hour, can we please see a dance from Bindi? I am beginning to wonder if they are still in the building.
BAHAHAHA did anyone just see a camera/crew guy scurry away off the stage as the camera was panning backwards during Emma and Val’s Christmas dance? That was amusing haha.
Andy is absolutely charming. He’s gracious and sweet and generous. Glad he got that time on the stage.
Bindi never ceases to amaze me. Mark jamming out the guitar….man of many talents. The im thankful segment was great. Val and Emma…..wow. Andy and Chaka….I want that cd. The judges strengtths and weaknesses I could have lived without to be honest.
So we finally got to hear the word Christmas instead of “holiday.”
I have enjoyed hearing Chaka and Andy sing. They were smart to utilize the talent who were already going to be there. So far that blonde woman who sang (not Mark’s girlfriend) is the only one I have never heard of.
Overall I’m a little bored with this finale. It wouldn’t be so bad if they hadn’t pushed it back an hour, but being that it’s past my bedtime and there’s still another 40 minutes left. Glad they’re finally to the fusion dances of the night
So happy to find this site. This is the first year I’ve watched DWTS and all my friends make fun of me. They haven’t seen it and don’t know how good it is. I keep telling them it is not just about dancing. BTW, Nick looks really sweaty. I’ll bet they are having a long night!
I liked Nick and Sharna’s dance, but I hate to be the party pooper but I like true fusions not one dance and then the next. Haven’t we had this conversation in previous seasons? Oh well. I hope Bindi wins, but my stomach is kind of sick. I loved the Gary Busey thing. That was so cute.
I am loving the great pro dances tonight! Chaka and Andy were so fun together!! I’ve been really happy with the show so far, very entertaining. I totally agree about Nick’s fusion, where was the actual “fusion”??? Lindsay’s outfit looks like they have a rumba fusion, which seems unfair considering the hip action is not Alek’s strength? Hmm
Len is coming back next season! Hoping this is the second best news of the night – the best news, of course, being the announcement that the winner is: Bindi and Derek!!
Why did they give Alek a rumba AGAIN (I know it’s a fusion, but still)? I missed part of it, but what I saw, I liked. Wasn’t perfect though. Overall though, I’m going to miss Team Takedown! He’s been way more enjoyable than Nick these past couple of weeks.
Nicks fusion dance was fun. Not a 30 fun but fun to watch. Alek and Lindsay had a great fusion though. My fav dance from him.
I wish Len was here this season too but in a way I’m glad he wasn’t. He would have loved to pick on the little things in some of the more popular dances.
Alek did so well with the rumba. He frickin got it 3x. Yea he fumbled a bit in the tango, but I enjoyed it more than Nick’s. Lindsay choreographed a proper fusion, what’s up with Sharna this season.
And there’s the sandbagging a lot of us expected: now Alek needs a 2.3% lead on Bindi and Nick to win.
Bindi and Derek I’m going to miss the most. Perfect pairing. Perfect dance. Best pairing on the show ever.
I’m going to miss Bindi so so much. Perfect partner for Derek. I cannot wait to see she’s going to accomplish in the future!! What a positive ray of light she is!
Oh my god Bindi and Derek’s fusion was PERFECT! SO PERFECT! I LOVED IT AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. I love what Derek said about her-she faces each emotional challenge, even tragedy, with a smile. She is a beacon of light, joy, and amazing energy. I have to agree with Carrie Ann-I think season 21 has been my favorite season of DWTS EVER and Bindi is definitely, by far, the BEST partner of Derek’s he has ever had. I will miss seeing them dance together so much, but I’m sure it won’t be too long and she’ll be back to visit the show!
Awww. Look at Derek and Bindi swaying to Nick’s song.
And I am liking this song. Grat music tonight in general. DwtS really lucked out this season with three singers in their line-up. Built-in finale performances.
Nick’s fusion dance was AWESOME, those lifts were amazing. He might not have been the most consistent dancer over the season, but I’m glad that he’s ending the show on a high with a perfect finale night score-wise.
Alek’s dance wasn’t great to me, I’m sorry. I did think that Lindsay fused the dances a little better than Sharna did though
Loved Bindi’s last fusion dance! The girl is just a ray of sunshine. She’s not my all-time favorite partner of Derek’s (that’s still Kellie), but I’ve enjoyed watching her through the season
Thank God Alex came in third!
Bindi and Derek ended it like they started it. They are both full of life and giving it everything until the very end. I am going to miss them. I rarely go back and watch dances but I have watched and rewatched so many of theirs this season. I watched their jive last night and she was good then but heavens she is great now. I wonder what she will do next. I am so glad that Derek is going to Australia to see her and the zoo and of course Derek Jr. I hope they have a terrific time and that she get some well deserved rest AND to a doctor for help with those feet. Holy cow! She had shoes on. I can only imagine how painful that had to be. I hope they are the ones who do the circuit in New York beginning tomorrow because I will watch everyone of those shows…lol.
YES YES YES YES!!! So HAPPY Bindi and Derek won!! Hell yes!! They both deserve it so much! The BEST ending of any season of DWTS ever. Congrats guys!! Enjoy it!!
First time in a long time that everyone including the runner up is over the moon for the winner. Congrats bindi!
AND BINDI TAKES THE WIN. I’m elated. No one deserved it more. But man, am I going to miss having her and Derek dancing on my screen every week. And I will miss this season, despite being infuriated half the time. It was one of the first times I loved nearly ALL contestants. I hated seeing anyone going.
I am SO happy Bindi won, she deserved it 100% and was the star of this season!
btw, I thought it was so adorable how Bruno was one of the first to rush over there and lift her up, I really think everyone, cast, pros, and judges wanted her to win
Quick post before I head to bed. So happy Bindi won. The way Sharna & Nick jumped and cheered I was confused for a second, shows how truly amazing Bindi is. Usually Mark is the one that lifts Derek or his partner up, was interesting to see Tony and the judges do that – another testament to the amazing ball of light that is Bindi.
Next season will be interesting because if I was Derek I would walk away now. He will never top this and it would be the best swan song ever.
Nick may not have won, but I’m proud of his journey over the season. And it’s great seeing him so gracious in defeat, although I expected nothing less from him anyway π
Huge congrats to Team Crikey! They’ve pretty much been unstoppable since Week 1 of this show
I’m sooooo happy!!!! I’ve never wanted someone to win so much. It was so awesome to see everyone be so happy for them! I’m going to miss Bindi and Derek, they turned into my favorite partnership!
Yippee!!! #Bindiwins! I bit my nails all the way down; can’t believe I was this invested in a win! It’s been years!
But I’m already sad that I won’t be seeing that little ray of sunshine every Monday night on my tv!
Congratulations to Bindi and 6 time MBT winner Derek! Awesome to see how the entire cast seemed to feel she earned it! Goes to show how loved she was on set!
Nick is such a class act. Such a gentlemen. His fusion dance was amazing!!! Anyway, the placement is correct. Alek is the weakest dancer out of the three finalists while Bindi is the best dancer.
Thank heavens!!!! I’ve never seen pros crowded around the judges table ready to rush out. I truly believe the Bindi effect hit everyone!!! I’m so happy…I haven’t been this invested in who wins in several years!!! Derek’s 6th mirror ball….that is totally amazing!!! These two so deserved this win…I’m watching every morning show they are on. Love. Happy. Satisfied.
I am so freaking happy!!!!!!!!! It’s after midnight in my time zone and I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep for quite a while!! I was “expecting” Bindi and Derek to win, but I was really nervous that something weird would happen. I’m soooo glad it worked out as it should. Congratulations to Bindi and Derek on a well deserved win!!!!
Also, thank you to everyone here at Pure for an awesome season (especially the mods for all of your hard work)!!!
I am ALL OVER THE PLACE HOLLERING FOR JOY!!! BINDI WON! BINDI WON! I so love that girl, and my boy Derek is #1! I am so happy for them. I feel like the whole world got out the vote! She is the best. I LOVE that Bruno and Julianne held her up! That is the first I have ever seen the judges so overjoyed. She lit up the whole ballroom, and the world, with hope. Congratulations, Team Crikey! Hard fought and deserved!
YAYY BINDI!!! So ecstatic that she won! I couldn’t have seen anyone else earning that other than her. Nick truly was a class act.
Thanks so much for a great season Mods and have a great Thanksgiving everyone!!!!
Congratulations to Bindi and Derek. I’d been rooting for Nick and Sharna from the beginning! Nick is amazing and a real gentleman. I feel bummed for Sharna. She deserves to win that MBT. She will get her turn one day.
What a great season! I LOVED that they FINALLY did a holiday theme episode! Long overdue!
Congratulations Bindi and Derek!! I loved their Cha-Cha/AT fusion dance. As soon as it was over, I thought to myself, “that is a winner’s dance.” So happy they won. They truly deserved it, IMO. And congrats to Nick/Sharna and Alek/Lindsay! What an amazing journey these three couples have had these last few months.
And thank you Pure for doing – once again – an amazing job this season. I so appreciate everything you guys do to keep this site so much fun to read. And the fact that you do all this hard work for free… you guys are awesome! π
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
What a great season it really looked like everyone was genuinely happy for Bindi & Derek.
Amazing to see the judges rush out to help hoist the winners, that has never happened! And I’ve never seen Tony so supportive of a partner of Derek (advocating them all season on All-Access and interviews, helping lift them up in the end). Nick & Sharna’s support of them in that moment was also so awesome. It just goes to show you what kind of effect a positive soul can have on everyone. What am amazing partnership to; watching that partnership and someone grow into a dancer is why I love this show so much. I’ve also never seen someone with no experience and virtually no fanbase previously turn into such an amazing dancer that people started to call her a ringer and a frontrunner. It’s a testament to Derek and to Bindi’s natural talent, performing ability and amazing work ethic and homework-doing that Derek often spoke of.
I could feel the crowd in the room wanting it for her and they seemed to suggest it all night in the running order and the judge gushing comments but I couldn’t help but still be nervous until the last second! Congrats Bindi you won everyone over all season long and earned it! Congrats Derek for doing amazing work once again and earning your 6th mirrorball!
I’m so happy for Bindi and Derek that I just have to post again! I just…wow, I’m really sad that they’re done and the season is over. I have NEVER witnessed or seen anyone like Bindi before. What a special, unique, and radiant person she is. She’s a light unto the world! What a privelege to be able to be around her-if I were Derek, I’d feel so blessed just to know her. That being said, I agree, Lisa. If I were Derek, I’d have this season be my last season on DWTS. It would be a marvelous, flawless way to go out and honestly and truthfully, I can’t imagine Derek ever having anyone better than Bindi. I think she was his peak, and I think he inspired and influenced her in a lot of ways too. I really hope she comes back next season to dance a bit. She has a natural gift and she should utilize it, especially if she loves doing it!
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!!! BINDI & DEREK
I really believe that everyone was happy that Bindi won. I loved how Nick said that Bindi should be the one to get the MBT after Tom announced it was Bindi. He’s a good guy. I really think everyone was happy she won, they know she was the “star” & a shining light all season. Derek packed every dance full of moves and Bindi kept right up to him every week.
I spent all day telling myself that even if Bindi didn’t win, she was still my winner and I wouldn’t let myself get upset. Just goes to show me, that you never know what might happen with this show.
Bindi & Derek’s fusion dance was amazing and I’m going to miss this ray of sunshine.
I so enjoyed the whole second finale night. Loved seeing the other teams back dancing again. Love that Santa skit with Gary and Carlos and Erin. Loved the DWTS Christmas poem Gary recited. π
Lastly….I think it will be good to see Len back in the spring. He will keep the dancing more in line with Ballroom or someone will hear about it.
Happy Thanksgiving Mods. You all are pure joy. It is such a pleasure to hear form you all the time and participate in viewing your hard work. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and little well deserved rest. Bindi and Derek were wonderful and the season ended as it should.
I don’t think I have ever been this happy about a result on DWTS.
This is the first time the person I have rooted for since the beginning has won and it feels so damn good! Hahaha.
I am so happy for Bindi. This girl is truly one of a kind and deserves this so much. Love, love, love, loveee her so much!
What an incredible season this was.. We had our ups and downs but at the end of the day I think we can all agree this season was one of the bests. THE best in my opinion π
Adding:
Thank you SOOO much to all you wonderful mods for all that you do and have done for us all season long. Sharing this season with you all and all the fellow readers has been fantastic.
Happy Holidays to the Pure-Family π
Welcome, MJ.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bindi and Derek! π π π
For me, this is the way Derek should bid farewell to DWTS
Huge round of applause also for Nick and Sharna and Alek and Lindsay as well as all the other celebs and pros who busted their butts to entertain us this season.
Thank you to our wonderful Pure Mods, the elusive “Charlie”, and Happy Trails to all the Pure-a-holics. I know a lot of us will be taking a break for a while. I’ll be hanging out in he weekly “Strictly Room” until that series wraps up before I hit the road. Cheers, and “keep dancing” π
Thank you everyone – for as cranky DWTS makes me at times, it still makes me so oddly happy at times. Like tonight. I’m so proud of Nick Carter for being a true class act at the end.
And I have to add, I don’t know if I’ve EVER, in the many years I’ve been watching this show, heard the ballroom and ALL the contestants and pros erupt in joy when Bindi’s name was announced. I think it’s safe to say that she had a very positive impact on the entire cast and crew. Listening to Tony on All Access, for example, telling Derek “Good luck and I love you” and just raving over Bindi. Alfonso saying “Bindi is it for me”….the list goes on.
This girl brings a bright light to a world that is currently rather dark.
Also I have to say…I give Nick mad props for being such a gentleman and being so happy for Bindi. Proud of him for the true classiness both he and Sharna showed! I’ve loved the BSB since I was a little girl, and love them still. Way to to Nick!
Congratulations to Bindi and Derek. So happy right now. It would not have been right to end any other way. Thanks Bindi for sharing your rays of sunshine with us all season, and thanks Derek for another amazing season.
Congrats to bindi and Derek nick and Sharna you were both fabulous and Alek even though you didn’t get a big mirrorball you are my winner when it comes to saving lives
I am so sad this season is over. IMO this was one of the best, despite the over-the-top production level happening too much and the drama being pushed. I’ve only been seriously watching for a relative few of them but I enjoyed the crap out of this one. For me the main things that make or break a season are memorable performances and genuine love among the cast. S21 has had truckloads of both, and it was nice to see as a followup after a lacklustre 10th anniversary season.
I’d say this was the happiest I’ve ever been at a winner but I was so thrilled about Amber and Alfonso’s victories that I’d have to call this a tie. Though I guess I can say that this one would have stung more for me had it gone the other way, whereas I would have been almost as happy with a Corbin or Sadie win.
Looking forward to Season 22 and possibly seeing the tour for the first time during the hiatus! Also want to say I had a lot of fun doing the blabs here on Pure last night and tonight and thanks to everyone who tuned into those!
YAY!!!! I am overjoyed and ecstatic for Bindi and Derek! Bindi is just phenomenal and what a special partnership this was. At times I feel like CAI is off in another world somewhere but on this I agree: I too feel like a better person for having witnessed the magic created by these two, amazing beings over these past weeks. I will miss seeing them each Monday but look forward to what is to come for each of them.
Nick was very much a class act today, so glad to see that.
To echo what others have said, thank you so very much to all the mods here at Pure. Don’t know what I would do without this place to come to during the craziness that is DWTS!
I’m so happy len will be back! It makes sense though since im pretty sure strictly isn’t on in the spring. This is my second least favorite season, for some reason less dances got stuck in my head but I think it’s just a personal thing, since everyone did a great job. The Carlos and alek thing was hilarious, although I still wish he was with emma instead of sasha, meh. Lol I cracked up when that camera guy popped up at the end of val and emmas dane n when u codnt hear santa! The fusion was acually my fav dance from nick, but did any1 else see him mess up in the move where sharna puts her legs around his nek? Yet, of course still a perfect score, smh. Linday is so cute andlove her and aleks relationship like bro and sis. :)) so cute to see his grandpa innthe audience! Did victor stop awkwardly in his dance in the middle of it or myb it was just me? Also with hayes being on the tour can you imagine how many crazy fan girls are going to be going? Ugh lol. Also I dont rlly like these random new troupe members, I find these new guys to be super ICKY the dance with carlos made me go, ewwwwww!!! Plus no more hayley and allisonesque non ballroom dancers please! Oh and agree that alek danced better than nick and lindsays chofeo was better, I was pissed. Nick does sing goo! So happy she won she and her family are so beautiful!!!! Cant waitto hear her and dereks interviews tmoro and holy cow, SIX mirrorballs for derek!!! Did any1 else see marks weird face though when they were hoisting derek and bindi? It was the face he often randomly had during the season. But anyways, go bindi!
I feel tempted to see the tour, codnt see the last one because of health issues! I wod love to see derek dance in person though! Agree this is a fitting way and time for derek to leave, perhaps the universe wanted to give him a kiss goodbye and grand finale! But I still want an all stars season with derek and nastia, a redo where they win!
# 64, 65, 66, 67. Everything you all said! I can’t stop crying and laughing. Overjoyed. Amazed. Thrilled.
Strictly isn’t on in the spring, that is true.
But Jodie, Derek won’t be on the DWTS tour. He’s going on a month long vacation starting soon.
First of all thank you to all at pure for a amazing season. I’m beyond words, but like everyone else want to thank Bindi for spreading so much positivity. The whole cast was united in celebrating this amazing soul. Thanks also to Nick and Alek for being so classy.
To Bindi, go and spread that spirit all over the world.
To Derek, I love you beyond words, and will support you through all that you do.
Thanks ph for letting me know! I guess I will have to plan on going to see him on broadway. π
From your lips to God’s ears, Jodie. Maybe I’ll run into him in Nashville this weekend and beg him AGAIN to do it. π
Congrats Bindi & Derek!!!!! π This team exhibited joy, passion, an exceptional bond & amazing dancing. Derek her his all. He really wanted this win for her- so beautiful & selfless!!
This was such a feel good WIN… All of the pros & cast went over to congratulate Bindi & Derek!! How cool was it to see Bruno & Kim lifting Bindi!!!
I’m so happy!!!
Have fun Bindi & Derek!!! π
Thanks all the mods here for all your hard work and efforts, it’s appreciated!!
A great big THANK YOU to all the moderators (PHeidi, Courtney, Vogue, Lori) and John for making this a GREAT place to come to socialize about DWTS, especially during each season. You are sooooooooooo appreciated for the time you give to this DWTS dancing site out of your busy personal lives.
I will check in during the next few days for after finale night up-dates on our winners.
I’d like to wish you all and all members a …
H A P P Y T H A N K S G I V I N G!!!!
I went out to do the grocery shopping for Thanksgiving tonight. I got home and turned on the TV just in time to see them announce Bindi and Derek as the winners. Congrats to them. Bindi deserved it the most.
They got swarmed there. I have never seen anything like that. Even the judges were over there in the crowd congratulating them. Bruno helped lifted up Bindi. That has never happened. That just showed that everyone loved Bindi and were really rooting for her.
I am going to watch that winning moment over and over again. Then, I will get to the rest of the show.
It has been such a privilege to watch the Bindi/Derek partnership. An amazing fusion of talent, kindness and off the charts positivity. You need only look at how emotionally invested everyone was in Bindi’s win to know this was an extraordinary moment in time not to be seen again. I know Bindi’s heart is at the zoo but I hope she will consider broadening her horizons and start doing more on the world stage. She is a force to be reckoned with. I’m so glad that Derek got his sixth win. He has deserved all of them but this one contributed to his personal expansion and that has to be the best one of all. I love how the top 3 all had a rewarding experience and are taking multiple emotional gifts from the show. Alek is wonderful and Nick was especially gracious and giving in his final comments. Thank you for this wonderful site and all the work you do to keep us informed on the show. It’s been fun to see people who share my opinions and always interesting to hear a differing view. Thank you! I’m so happy! It’s been a wonderful night.
I am so happy! Reading all of your comments about Derek and Bindi is bringing tears to my eyes. What a great season – they were phenomenal each and every week. Can’t wait to see the finale when I return from my trip. Thanks PH, Vogue and Courtney for all that you do.
Heard Bindi won. As I said before, I would have been shocked if she didn’t. I’m glad Nick came in second at least and it sounds like he was a good sport.
I’ll watch highlights tomorrow as we were watching the Warriors go 16-0 tonight. That was a satisfying win against the Lakers. ?
Congratulations Bindi & Derek! I’ll just say “ditto” to all the wonderful comments above, and thank you to the Pure mods for another season of thought-provoking and educational conversation. Also, two of my favorite comments tonight. Tom’s comment after Tony & Kim did the “I Dream of Jeannie” dance…”You’ll never get all that back in the bottle”. And Erin said something that will probably become a bumper sticker, “What would Bindi do?”
Thank you all! Happy Thanksgiving.
I am a Nick fan and I really wanted him to win but I realize that he was inconsistent throughout the season and I am perfectly fine with Bindi winning. We need to clone her and her outlook on life because the world needs more Bindis in it!! Congrats to her!
Also – I am so extremely proud of Alek and I’m thrilled for Lindaay. Coming in 3rd place is nothing to be sad about. He was wonderful!
I really love the Top Three people and I’m happy for all of them!
Congratulations to the incomparable Bindi & Derek for a super season, and a huge thank you to the wonderful Mods for the extraordinary work they do on this unique and special site. Love you all!!!!!!!
I am SO happy that Bindi and Derek won, I love Derek is fantastic butseriously if Bindi hadn’t won, I would have raised hell all the way from France.
I would have prefered for Alek to be 2nd buthe did messed up in his fusion even though the choreo was way better than Nick’s but I think Nick had a better execution of a not so great choreo. But WHY did they stuck him AGAIN with a rumba, I’m guess it was to make sure he didn’t get a better place than 3rd.
I am so thrilled for Bindi seriously, last time I was so happy was when Amber won!!!!!!!! *I’m doing a happy dance* !!!!!!
PS: YES Len is back, I think it will make the pro more careful of the choreo and the respect of the dance style
You guys are the best. Thanks for all the kind words. We appreciate it and YOU soooo much.xxx
Yayy!!! So THRILLED with the outcome! My power voting paid off! I think though that Bindi endeared herself to the viewing audience. Derek gave her stellar choreo & she nailed it every week! Watching their AT/Cha-cha fusion was bittersweet because it’s likely Dereks last DWTS performance….what a way to go out! On top with SIX UNPRECEDENTED Mirrorballs! Winning!!
Congrats to all the finalists! Nick was so gracious in taking 2nd. Everyone was genuinely happy for Bindi π that’s how it should be ALL the time!
My Boy Mark Ballas is going to shine. I mean, What other pro has a song on the billboard charts? I’ve been saying this for days ever since Roses and Violets hit the charts, but Mark ought to be nominated to a Grammy. If he’s not, something is wrong. As for Bindi, so happy for her…!!!…
Gee, CH, what other pros are trying to get on the charts? And how did this song get attention? DWTS and Derek Hough.
PLEASE tell me someone saw Gary hand Bindi and Derek those envelopes when they won. I died laughing.
Last night was fantastic! After a terribly dramatic season last night was just happy and reminded me why I watch this show in the first place. Please can next season be like this rather? Those outtakes were the best. And the pro numbers – damn Jenna can dance!
Well done to Bindi and Derek – very very well deserved win. Sharna and Nick handled their loss so graciously wow – one of my favourite partnerships.
So… When are the casting rumors for next season gonna start popping up?
They’ve already started lol. People are speculating about William Shatner since he was hanging out with Tom today. XD
William Shatner always hangs out with Tom. They hilarious. π
Congratulations to Bindi and Derek for their win. I appreciated their consistency and their lovely partnership.
Alek and Lindsay were my favorites this season and I am glad they got as far as they did. I hope Alek has fun being the “special guest star” on the DWTS winter tour. I am especially hoping that lame, tiresome “crush” storyline is not rehashed on the tour.
Very late to the comments here, thrilled that Bindi and Derek won, very deserved. So happy for Alek and Lindsay to make it all the way to 3rd. I never really caught on to Nick but I like Sharna a lot so am fine with them getting 2nd.
A huge thank you to all the Pure folks for another great season of coverage. Happy Thanksgiving!
I agree with Cidra, this is the perfect time for Derek to bid farewell to the show & move on to better things in life, ie. broadway, movies etc. If he comes back next season, & given a ringer or a young celeb, then the haters will again rip him apart & it will be yet another bad experience for him & his celebrity partner like he had with Nastia in S20. Now, everyone is not Bindi.
Trust me, i have seen a lot of Derek haters on FB/ Twitter celebrating Bindi’s win. Literally, everyone is happy with her win. Even the Nick fans! That says a lot, how much Bindi is loved & adored.
It’s high time for Derek to take a season or 2 off and make fans crave for him, miss him & then if he wants to return, he can. If he’s intelligent enough, he won’t return next season after this beautiful win with Bindi.
Wow even here in the Netherlands Bindi and Derek are going viral. Several dutch entertainment sites picked it up. All of them say how mature she is for her age, and what a light she is in this dark world. But also praising Derek for the dancing he taught her!
Gee, PDS, you are so *nice* to be so worried about Derek and his fans.
That was sarcasm, in case you missed it. I also don’t think you’re in a position to be speaking about anyone’s intelligence.
That was one of the more self serving comments I’ve seen on this site in a long time and I’m tempted to just dismiss it as ignorant, but I’m on vacation and I have time. Lucky you.
First of all, Derek neither sees nor cares about “haters” and doesn’t let them dictate his life. If he did, he would have left after season 16. The only “bad experience” he had last season was getting hurt and feeling like he let Nastia down – he’s made that quite clear. The only “bad experience” his fans had last season, was seeing him get hurt and worrying about him. Perhaps it was a bad experience FOR YOU, because you were worried the whole time that your favorite can’t win as long as Derek’s in the game.
Secondly, to claim that if he’s “intelligent enough” he won’t return is the most unintelligent thing I’ve heard in a long time. He has a job he LOVES doing – teaching people to dance – and he’s getting paid buckets of money to do it for 20 weeks a year. Wanting to continue to do that says nothing about his intelligence or lack thereof – that’s just stupid.
I do love how the reason to hate on Derek has expanded just from the “ringer” logic to the “ringer or young partner” spiel – sounds like someone is working up more reasons why “Derek wins all the time”. Shame you can’t accept that Derek is just that good. Or maybe you can accept it and that’s why you’re so desperate for him to move on. You might be lucky. Harvey Weinstein is bringing Singing in the Rain to Broadway next year – perhaps Derek will take that job and your favorite pro might have a shot at winning. Then again…maybe not.
I agree Heidi on PDS. I deleted one his/her comments last week (check it out in case you missed it). Clearly a Derek hater.
ADDING: I loved how Derek proved PDS WRONG. lolllll
Even though I will miss Derek terribly if he is done I’m not sure he will have another season like this So magical Probably the best partnership he has ever had.It may be a good time to end but Derek loves the show and everything he does it may be hard for him to stop. I’m also not sure the show can survive without him they will probably be asking him what it will take to stay.
PDS, I debated not deleting your last comment for the basic “you started it” idiocy that you started it with. But then I decided that we don’t need to have the old, tired, DIS-PROVEN multiple times argument of “Derek always gets young partners with experience, why not give him a Kate Gosselin” and “Tony always gets horrible partners” argument that you so desperately want to resurrect. And to bring in Shannon as proof he can’t hang with a bad partner?? Stupid, dear – you contradict your own argument, in that she was young, beautiful and no different on paper than Jennie or, for that matter, BROOKE.
I’m so happy Bindi won and Woo hoo! Derek got his 6th mirror ball AND…. they have the most number of perfect scores. Great season. Derek concreted why he is so awesome, the best dancer/pro/creative mind on the show. Love him. So happy for him.
Hoping he will be back next season and more season to come but respect his choice if he chooses to move on. i would love for him the become a legit Broadway star.
So glad to hear Len is back next season. I missed him. Kind of sad he missed out on all the Bindi brightness and some of Derek’s best choreographing to date. I would have loved to see Len’s comments on Bindi and Derek. Hopefully Bindi will make a guest appearance next season.
Last but not least THANK YOU! to all the lovely people who mod and run this site. it was by chance that I came across it and I’m so glad that I did. I may not be super active but I do lurk around a LOT and this site has everything. Has everything you need to know about the show and what’s to come.
I have to add this. So sorry for double posting. Thanks to this site, I learnt so much about dancing. This is the 1st season I really ‘watched’ the show. Previously is used to just youtube watch old performances and mostly Derek, Mark, Karina, etc stuff. (They don’t show DWTS in my country). but after finding this site I really got into it. Watched full episodes and learnt how to match the music to the dance or recognize which dance goes with which style of music, various dances moves, rules, etc. I learnt a LOT and still got more to learn. Can’t wait for S22. Thanks too puredwts. π
Thanks, fiction!
Well its Monday and I have to say, I truly am going to miss seeing Bindi & Derek dancing on my tv screen. They were so good together. She’s a gifted young lady and her spirit radiates through the screen. The bond she shared with Derek was so evident. He’s never adored anyone more.
I will be re-watching their performances tonight!!!
Again, Congrats Bindi & Derek(Win #6)!! π
@Dee(upclose22)…
Glad to see that someone else is missing Bindi & Derek this Monday (a week after her last performance). I’ve already watched her over and over and tonight will be another all 11 weeks’ performances replay again. Kellie Pickler was my all time favorite because of her great attitude & humorous nature and not to mention how she danced week after week; but Bindi was just plain unbelievably the total package. She has so much potential that she could be in movies and on Broadway. I read she is donating all her earnings from DWTS to the Zoo for wildlife preservation. What a gem she is and a true human being.